{"id":829,"date":"2015-03-26T20:55:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T20:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/?p=829"},"modified":"2015-03-26T20:55:53","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T20:55:53","slug":"haswell-vs-haswell-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/haswell-vs-haswell-e\/","title":{"rendered":"Haswell vs. Haswell-E"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019re ready to make the plunge into a new Intel PC. But which processor architecture\/socket should you choose? Haswell (often called Intel 4<sup>th<\/sup> gen Core processors) in an LGA 1150 socket or Haswell-E\/EP (refered to as Intel Core Extreme processors) in an LGA 2011 socket are the two main options today, each with its own Pro and Cons, each filling a specific need for a specific type of customer. Let\u2019s break down those options to help you make the most informed decision possible on Haswell vs. Haswell-E.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Haswell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Officially known as 4th Gen Intel Core, the Haswell microarchitecture is designed specifically for performance benefits at minimal power consumption, making it ideal for a wide range of users, form factors, and chipsets. Desktop versions of the Haswell processor use the LGA 1150 socket with chipsets like Z97, H97, B85, and H81.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Most Popular Haswell CPUs<\/strong> \u2013 Core i7-4790k, Core i7-4790, Core i5-4690, Core i5-4590<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lower pricepoint makes them more accessible to mainstream<\/li>\n<li>6-10% improved performance at less power consumption than predecessor (Ivy Bridge)<\/li>\n<li>Integrated graphics produce around 20% better performance than previous generation<\/li>\n<li>1150 Socket is known for its overclockability and durability compared to previous generation 1155<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Corresponding chipsets\/socket are limited to 4 RAM DIMM slots<\/li>\n<li>Maximum of 4-cores with Hyperthreading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best For<\/strong> \u2013 Mainstream Gaming, Home &amp; Office<\/p>\n<p><strong>Haswell-E\/EP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Officially known as 5th Gen Core i7 Extreme Edition processors for consumer and Intel Xeon E5 2600 v3 for workstation\/Enterprise, Haswell-E is best for higher demand users like extreme gamers or media creators. More efficient use of RAM and support for DDR4 go a long way to better overall performance. Desktop versions use the LGA 2011-3 socket and X99 chipset.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Most Popular Haswell-E CPUs<\/strong> \u2013 Core i7-5820k, Core i7-5930K, Core i7-5960X<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I7\u2019s have up to 8-Cores with Hyperthreading, Xeons 14-Cores with Hyperthreading<\/li>\n<li>8 RAM DIMM slots for a maximum 64GB RAM with more supported in dual CPU configurations<\/li>\n<li>Support for DDR4 memory<\/li>\n<li>X99 chipset with i7-5930k or i7-5960X has 40 PCIe 3.0 lanes for better graphic performance in SLI configurations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More expensive than mainstream Haswell<\/li>\n<li>No integrated video option<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best For<\/strong> \u2013 Extreme Gaming, Workstation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019re ready to make the plunge into a new Intel PC. But which processor architecture\/socket should you choose? Haswell (often&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hardware"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=829"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":830,"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829\/revisions\/830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.velocitymicro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}